5 WWE Superstars who refused to lose a match

#3 Hulk Hogan (to Randy Orton)

That time Randy Orton RKO'd Hulk Hogan on top of a car on Saturday Night's Main Event! "The Legend Killer" was so bad ass! Just wish he would've finished the Job at SummerSlam that year! We all know the deal tho...Hogan Must Pose!💪#randyorton #legendkiller #rko #hulkhogan #wwe pic.twitter.com/kCavjiv4Pz

— FlashbackWrestling (@FBWPodcast) August 14, 2019

It is an open secret that Hulk Hogan is not exactly a fan of tasting defeat in professional wrestling matches. In the past, the WWE Hall of Famer has reportedly refused to lose to a number of opponents in high profile matches, including Bret Hart, Ric Flair, and Shawn Michaels to name but a few.

However, with his career winding down, Hogan faced Randy Orton in what would prove to be his last official WWE match at SummerSlam 2006. Orton, just 26-years-old at the time, had built quite a reputation for himself as the "Legend Killer" in the years leading up to the match.

Orton had gotten the better of the likes of Mick Foley, Ric Flair, and Dusty Rhodes (as well as many other legends) during his early career. A victory over one of WWE's greatest ever Superstars in Hulk Hogan on a big pay-per-view event made a lot of sense.

August 20th 2006, SummerSlam. WWE Hall Of Famer Hulk Hogan defeated Randy Orton @HulkHogan @RandyOrton#SummerSlam#WWE pic.twitter.com/ShKYKAgiXa

— WWE Today In History (@WWE__History) August 20, 2014

A lot of sense, that is, to everyone except Hogan himself. "The Hulkster" allegedly refused to give Orton the biggest win of career, reasoning that he wanted to keep his brand strong for a potential dream match with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin at the following year's WrestleMania.

That match with Austin, of course, never materialized, meaning that the then-53-year-old Hogan cleanly pinned one of WWE's top prospects with no upside for the company. A criminally wasted opportunity caused by Hogan's refusal to lose.